Nippon Professional Baseball
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
- Takayuki KatoSPOut
Diagnosed with influenza A Sep 26, deactivated under infectious-disease exemption Sep 27; was scheduled to start, replaced by Ren Fukushima
- Franmil ReyesDHOut
Right hamstring injury in practice Sep 16 (about 2 weeks) · Expected return: Expected to miss rest of regular season; CS availability undecided
- Shun MizutaniOFInjured list
Deactivated Sep 27 after being hit by a pitch Sep 26
- Tsubasa NabatamePInjured list
Left oblique injury (Aug 20, 6-8 weeks)
Sep 27: Kato, Hiromi Ito and Mizutani deactivated, Kazuki Miyazaki activated. Veteran Takuya Nakashima announced retirement (Sep 11). 3rd in Pacific League (CS berth clinched), 1.5 games behind 2nd-place Seibu.
Chiba Lotte Marines
- Atsuki TaneichiPInjured list
Ruptured left Achilles Apr 25; rehabbing (rejoined top-team practice)
- Yuto KimuraPOut
Right elbow ligament damage; internal brace surgery
- Shota UedaCOut
Right Achilles surgery · Expected return: Out for season
Beat Nippon-Ham 6-1 on Sep 27 (Shuta Takano 6 IP, 1 R, 8 K). 1st-round rookie Genki Ishigaki deactivated Sep 24 (likely done for the year). Katsuya Kakunaka and Yuki Karakawa retiring — ceremonies at ZOZO Marine Oct 2-3. 5th in Pacific League (eliminated).